'We will not stop': Transport ministers says Indonesia vows to find 29 missing after ferry sinks

Indonesian rescuers search for missing victims of a ferry accident in the waters off the Bali Strait near Jembrana, on Bali island on July 5, 2025. Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people on July 4, after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered. -- Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP

JAKARTA (Bernama): Indonesian authorities have pledged to continue a large-scale search and rescue (SAR) operation for 29 people still missing after a passenger ferry sank in the Bali Strait this week.

The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya went down late Wednesday night in waters off Ketapang, Banyuwangi, East Java, leaving six dead and 30 of the 65 passengers and crew rescued so far.